No correlation between body mass index and 30-day prognostic outcome in Asians with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary intervention

No correlation between body mass index and 30-day prognostic outcome in Asians with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary intervention

Background: This study investigated whether body mass index (BMI) was a risk factor predictive of 30-day prognostic outcome in Asians with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Material and methods: Data regarding the impact o...

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Main Authors: Po-Jui Wu, Hui-Ting Wang, Pei-Hsun Sung, Meng-Shen Tong, Cheng-Hsu Yang, Chien-Jen Chen, Cheng-Jei Lin, Shu-Kai Hsueh, Sheng-Ying Chung, Wen-Jung Chung, Chi-Ling Hang, Chiung-Jen Wu, Hon-Kan Yip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
Subjects:
Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Overweight
Obesity
Primary PCI
30-day prognostic outcome
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417016301251

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